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Hollyhock seeds are fine for chooks

Found this old article from 1920 in the New York Times archives about using hollyhock seeds (rose of sharon) for poultry.  Hollyhocks put out alot of seeds during the bloom, shake those stamens, and you can safely give it to the chickens.  Of course as a winter food is problably a lot more than anything you can reasonably harvest, but who knows?  Maybe you have a lotta Rose of Sharons and few hens and it may work as a treat.

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